Now where am I?! (Moore)

[Nephrite]

35!

[Anastasia]

You hit the floor - huh, the water's solid. Solid enough to support you as you avoid the jet, clutching your harp to your chest. Safe!

Go.

[Nephrite]

Seeing that Ilsenine is trying something -- though he cannot -see- it, he simply does what he does best... motivate!

"Yes, just like that!" He calls out.

[22:48] <Nephrite> roll 3d4 nonlethal
[22:48] <Serith> Nephrite roll for Serith < 7 > [d4=2,2,3]

Inspire Courage, Ilsenine now gets +16 to attack and weapon damage rolls and charm and fear saves.

[Anastasia]

> roll 1d20+47 (+1 heroes feast, +2 invisible, +1 aura, +16 Moore)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 49 > [d20=2]
> roll 1d20+42 (+1 heroes feast, +2 invisible, +1 aura, +16 Moore)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 46 > [d20=4]
> roll 1d20+37 (+1 heroes feast, +2 invisible, +1 aura, +16 Moore)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 45 > [d20=8]
> roll 1d20+32 (+1 heroes feast, +2 invisible, +1 aura, +16 Moore)
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 47 > [d20=15]
> roll 1d6+19
> roll 1d6+19
> roll 1d6+19
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 22 > [d6=3]
> roll 1d6+19
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 22 > [d6=3]
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 21 > [d6=2]
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 25 > [d6=6]

Tiny hunks of the elemental's water body go flying out, and after the last, it collapses into a pile of water. Victory!

You see that it left behind water in the shape of a dagger, which slowly transmutes to a steel dagger.

Ilsenine reappears moments later, breathing slowly and steadily. "...I was startled. A Queen does not punch out things, let alone an elemental."

Free act.

[Nephrite]

"...Hm." Moore taps his chin as he analyzes the dagger.

Take 10 for 49 on spellcraft

"My apologies, Your Majesty. Were I more like Crystal, this sort of thing wouldn't be a problem." Moore says with some seriousness.

[Anastasia]

It is a dagger+1, elemental bane.

"We'll have to make do," Ilsenine says, "Lead on," she commands, "We will triumph and return to Aurora."

Loot post.

[Nephrite]

"As you wish, Your Majesty." Moore says with a bow. Since the eastern way seems to be begging them to go in that direction, he heads that way!

"If I may be so bold," He calls out towards the water. "The two of us are not fighters in the traditional sense. If you have any other sorts of challenges for us other than fighting, I think you would get more enjoyment out of it."

[Anastasia]

You head to the east as you do not get a reply.

This opens up into a larger, vaguely circular room with a low roof.

There is a passage to the north, a little tunnel leading deeper in. There's also a hole in the ground heading back down to the previous floor. On the far eastern wall are two stone shapes: A line and a square.

[Nephrite]

"I wonder if the symbols themselves represented something?" Moore asks as he flies over to the line and the square. "This is the second line...  If we get into combat again... Here, Your Majesty." Moore offers her the dagger they just picked up. "This would be suitable for fighting any further elemental creatures, but it would also be more elegant than fistfighting."

[Anastasia]

Ilsenine takes the dagger.

"Thank you, should it be needed, but this time I will rely on my magic."

[Nephrite]

"Well then, let us see a regal display." Moore says with a smile at her as he reaches out to touch the first of the rocks in the line.

Oh, I think I may me misunderstanding -- they're just rocks in the form of shapes, not like... individual rocks next to each other to make shapes like dots, right? In that case he just touches the end of the linerock.

[Anastasia]

They're individual rocks in that shape, big enough to be easily visible.

You touch the line first. A sharp guillotine blade plunges down from the top of the passage going north, cleaving out of the water and hitting the bottom lip of it. Instead of going through, it breaks apart into little pieces. As this happens, the line glows and crumbles away.

A moment later, the square glows.  The tunnel to the north fills in with water, gone. At the same time, a tunnel on the south wall opens up, revealing a new path.

[Nephrite]

"I'll admit, I don't understand that one at all." Moore says with his hands on his hips. "Maybe the lines are like switches...?" He takes a breath through his nose as he turns and starts heading south.

[Anastasia]

"There's a logic here that escapes me," Ilsenine says, "We had best determine if the stone shapes have any consistent meaning."

This opens up into a large room indented down like a shallow bowl. At the bottom of this bowl is a stone pentagon, set into the waters there.

There are small tunnels to the west and the east here.

You can hear the sound of something grinding to the east.

[Nephrite]

"Well, so far, one stone seems to indicate it will create a monster... I think." Moore says as he flies over to the pentagon. "This is the first one of these we've seen..." Moore reaches out to touch the very top of the pentagon.